Director, Capital Planning And Infrastructure Delivery

Director, Capital Planning and Infrastructure Delivery
Commissioner's Office Comm. Serv. Regular Full Time Manager Markham, ON, CA2 days ago Requisition ID: 4921Salary Range: $188,758.00 To $238,054.00 AnnuallyDepartment and Commission: Capital Planning and Infrastructure Delivery, Infrastructure and Community ServicesAffiliation: Non-UnionVacancy Type: New PositionPosting Date: November 09, 2026Application Deadline: November 23, 2026About the City of Markham
The City of Markham is consistently ranked among Canada’s top municipal employers. In 2026, the City received its sixth consecutive Canada’s Best Employers recognition from Forbes and Statista Inc., placing third among municipalities and 15th overall in Government Services. An award-winning municipality, Markham is recognized for its leadership in sustainability, innovative urban planning, and strong fiscal management. Serving a diverse and growing community of more than 370,000 residents, Markham combines rich heritage with a vibrant local economy and offers employees the opportunity to contribute to meaningful, impactful work that helps strengthen the community we serve.Join us and make a lasting difference!Job Summary
Reporting to the Commissioner, Infrastructure and Community Services, the Director of Capital Planning and Infrastructure Delivery provides strategic leadership, oversight, and direction for the planning, development, design, procurement, and delivery of the municipality's capital infrastructure program. The Director is responsible for ensuring that municipal infrastructure assets are planned, funded, designed, and delivered in alignment with Council priorities, City design standards, growth forecasts, asset management objectives, legislative requirements, and long-term financial sustainability. The portfolio includes roads, bridges, sidewalks, water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and other public infrastructure assets such as streetlights. This position leads multidisciplinary teams inclusive of the creation of a new Program and Project Management Office while collaborating closely with internal departments, elected officials, developers, regulatory agencies, utility providers, consultants, engineers, project managers, contractors, inspectors, technicians, and community stakeholders to successfully implement the City’s capital program.Key Duties and Responsibilities
Provides strategic leadership for the City's capital infrastructure planning framework and oversees the development of the 10-year Capital Infrastructure Program.Leads infrastructure project planning initiatives and establishes investment priorities aligned with municipal strategic plans, growth management objectives, asset management principles, and climate resilience goals.Ensures site and construction inspections are conducted regularly so that all works adhere to statutory requirements.Oversee the delivery of the capital infrastructure program, including the project planning, engineering, design, procurement, construction, contract administration, and commissioning of major capital infrastructure projects and programs.Develops, recommends, and administers the annual and multi-year capital budgets, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with approved scope and quality standards.Collaborates with Corporate Asset Management and Financial Services to integrate lifecycle planning, asset condition information, and service levels into capital investment decisions and the capital infrastructure program.Identifies, secures, and manages funding opportunities, including provincial and federal grants, and supports development charge-related infrastructure planning.Provides leadership to multidisciplinary teams, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, employee development, and continuous improvement.Prepares reports, business cases, and recommendations for Council, Committees, and senior leadership, and serves as a trusted advisor on infrastructure priorities and investment decisions.Serves as the departmental lead in coordination with other City departments to support delivery of the Capital Infrastructure Program.Represents the City and builds strategic relationships with York Region, regulatory agencies, utility providers, developers, consultants, contractors, and industry associations.Leads stakeholder and community engagement initiatives related to significant infrastructure investments and projects and provides leadership to contract dispute issues.Ensures compliance with applicable legislation, municipal policies, engineering standards, procurement requirements, and occupational health and safety obligations.Other duties as required.Qualifications
Education:
University degree in Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Planning, Construction Management, or a related discipline.Certifications and licences:
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation required.Experience:
Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in infrastructure planning, engineering, capital project delivery, municipal public works, or a related field, preferably within the public sector.Minimum 5 years of senior leadership experience managing professional, technical, and project delivery teams.Demonstrated experience leading large, complex capital programs and multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects.Experience presenting technical and strategic recommendations to Council, senior leadership, and external stakeholders.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Extensive knowledge of municipal engineering, capital planning, infrastructure delivery, project management and asset management principles.Strong understanding of municipal finance, capital budgeting, development charge funding, procurement, contract administration, and risk management.Knowledge of applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, and engineering standards.Experience with strategic planning, policy development, governance frameworks, and organizational change initiatives.Exceptional leadership, relationship management, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.Excellent analytical, decision-making, communication, and presentation abilities.Proficiency with Microsoft Office / Microsoft 365 applications.PMP designation, Asset Management Professional (AMP) certification, and municipal experience are considered assets.Core Behaviours
Customer Service (Includes Critical Thinking): Demonstrates a customer-focused mindset by applying critical thinking to synthesize complex and ambiguous information, anticipate emerging challenges and opportunities, evaluate strategic risks and impacts, and make high-impact decisions that strengthen organizational performance, shape service strategies, and optimize outcomes for the community and organization.Strategic Thinking and Planning (Includes Vision and Political Acuity): Demonstrates strategic thinking by shaping long-term organizational direction, anticipating emerging trends, risks, and opportunities, navigating political and organizational complexity, and aligning strategies, partnerships, and resources to achieve sustainable outcomes for the City and community.Change and Innovation: Provides strategic leadership for innovation and transformation by anticipating emerging trends and opportunities, aligning people, processes, and resources, and creating the conditions for sustainable organizational change that advances City priorities and community outcomes.Leadership and Management: Creates and sustains a high-performance organizational culture by aligning people strategies with City priorities, fostering inclusive and engaged workplaces, building leadership capability, and anticipating future workforce needs to strengthen organizational effectiveness and resilience.Accountability and Results Oriented: Demonstrates accountability by establishing strategic direction, fostering a culture of integrity and ethical behaviour, aligning people and resources to organizational priorities, and ensuring effective performance oversight, risk management, and achievement of organizational outcomes.Communication and Collaboration: Shapes a culture of open, respectful, and transparent communication across the organization. Influences and engages diverse audiences, communicates credibly through complex and sensitive situations, and fosters collaboration, trust, and shared commitment to organizational priorities.People Development, Relationship and Team Building: Builds organizational capability by developing leaders and teams, fostering a culture of high performance and collaboration, strengthening strategic partnerships, and creating the relationships and conditions necessary to achieve long-term organizational and community outcomes.Core Values
At the City of Markham, our work is guided by a shared set of core values that shape how we serve our community and support one another.Service Excellence:
the consistent delivery of high-quality efficient and customer-centric service that exceeds expectations.Accountability:
our obligation to be responsible and accountable for our actions, decisions and performance.People-Focused: putting people first.Trust:
the confidence we place in each other to act with integrity and fairness.Innovation : Investing in each other and the way we deliver our programs and services.We are looking for candidates who bring these values to life through their actions, decisions, and leadership approach.Conditions of Employment
As a condition of employment, you will be required to provide a satisfactory Criminal Record and Judicial Matters checkAI Disclosure
At the City of Markham, we value transparency and fairness in recruitment. While our system (ADP Workforce Now) includes AI-powered features, we do not use AI to screen, assess, or select applicants. All evaluations are conducted by people.The City of Markham is committed to inclusive, accessible and barrier free employment practices and to creating a workplace that reflects and supports the diversity of the community we serve. Please let us know if you require accommodation and we will work with you to ensure a barrier free hiring process.Please respect our scent free area by not wearing scented products when visiting the office.
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